The Collar360

High rigger

Other names

climbing rigger, level rigger, bucket high rigger, up rigger, rope access rigger, rigging crew member, height rigger, aerial rigger

Stage and production crew

High riggers assemble and hoist temporary suspension structures on heights to support performance equipment.

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The work

The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

  1. 1

    Test rigging to ensure safety and reliability.

  2. 2

    Signal or verbally direct workers engaged in hoisting and moving loads to ensure safety of workers and materials.

  3. 3

    Control movement of heavy equipment through narrow openings or confined spaces, using chainfalls, gin poles, gallows frames, and other equipment.

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Sources

Built from 4 sources

Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

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In other languages

français
cordiste
español
operario de izaje en altura/operaria de izaje en altura
العربية
عامل تركيب الرافعات / عاملة تركيب الرافعات
português
Operador de montagem de estruturas em altura/Operadora de montagem de estruturas em altura
Deutsch
Veranstaltungsrigger/Veranstaltungsriggerin
italiano
addetto a lavori su funi/addetta a lavori su funi

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